Cannabis in local government
29 tracked Canadian meetings mentioned this topic since 2026-01. Counts come from canonicalized brief tags and are directional because coverage varies by place and platform.
Places with the most mentions
- Victoria, British Columbia (4)
- High Level, Alberta (4)
- Merritt, British Columbia (4)
- North Grenville, Ontario (2)
- Duncan, British Columbia (2)
- Telkwa, British Columbia (2)
- Clearwater, British Columbia (2)
- Williams Lake, British Columbia (2)
- Milton, Ontario (1)
- Langford, British Columbia (1)
- Sun Peaks, British Columbia (1)
- Bradford West Gwillimbury, Ontario (1)
Latest matching meetings
Council to vote on modernizing off-street parking regulations
Council will consider several reports, including modernizing off-street parking regulations through bylaw amendments, a rezoning for a six-storey rental building at 1905 Fort Street, and a development variance permit for Telus Ocean signage. They will also discuss the Victoria-Saanich amalgamation and a proposal for a…
Council to consider zoning changes and development fee hikes
Council will vote on amending the Development Cost Charges Bylaw to increase fees and the Delegation Bylaw to update encroachment agreements. They will also discuss a cannabis shop at 1010 Cook Street, a community garden on Johnson St Parkade, and the 28 Bastion Square motion. The zoning bylaw modernization phase two…
Council considers 6-story rental project and potential city amalgamation
The Committee of the Whole will review a rezoning application for a residential rental building and updates to industrial zoning bylaws. Members will also discuss a potential amalgamation ballot question for Victoria and Saanich and a motion regarding senior property tax deferrals.
Council to consider water treatment plant optimization and preferred treatment option
Council will receive and decide on a technical memorandum for water treatment plant optimization to remove dissolved organic matter, potentially directing further seasonal sampling over one year. Other decisions include approving a $59,918.48 patrol unit purchase, setting a $313,000 reserve bid for a tax sale…
Council to decide on cannabis retail license at 1010 Cook Street
This meeting will consider a staff recommendation for Altitude Cannabis to obtain a provincial retail license at 1010 Cook Street. Also up for discussion are amendments to the Amenity Cost Charges Bylaw, a community garden pilot on the Johnson Street Parkade rooftop, and motions urging the province to reinstate…
Public hearing on cannabis zoning, dike design, crosswalk
Council will hold a public hearing on Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 2422 to allow retail cannabis sales. They will also consider approving a preliminary 30% design for rebuilding Dike 129/130, including active transportation corridors. A commemorative crosswalk for the Royal Canadian Legion at Quilchena Avenue and…
Council to vote on cannabis zoning at 2469 Bedell Road
Council will consider a zoning amendment to permit cannabis micro-processing and cultivation at 2469 Bedell Road. They will also receive an update on the recreational sports dome project and vote on advancing design and funding applications. Other items include adopting the 2026 tax rate, a front-ending agreement for…
Council to set 2026 property tax rates
Council will give three readings to the 2026 Property Tax Rate Bylaw, finalizing tax rates based on the approved operating budget. Also up for discussion: a potential moratorium on new cannabis and liquor stores within 150 metres of existing ones, a renewed fire service sharing agreement with Paddle Prairie Métis…
Council to decide on borrowing up to $136k for fire hall renovation
Council will consider two options for renovating the fire hall, with total costs up to $151,825 using reserves and borrowing. They will also vote on reimbursing $66,000 for Allenby Road watermain work, adopt a sewer blockage policy, and give third reading to bylaw offence fines. A zoning bylaw to allow a cannabis…
Council to adopt 2026-2030 Financial Plan and set property tax rates
Council will vote on adopting the 2026–2030 Financial Plan Bylaw and the 2026 Annual Property Tax Rates Bylaw, which set the city budget and tax levies for the year. They will also reconsider a previous vote on a non-medical cannabis retail store at 108-1700 Garcia Street, and consider a zoning bylaw amendment to…
Council adopts the 2026 Tax Rates Bylaw setting municipal taxes for the year
The Duncan City Council will adopt the Tax Rates Bylaw No. 3264, 2026, establishing tax rates for 2026. It will also give first three readings to a zoning amendment allowing a cannabis retail store at 130 Trans‑Canada Highway, pending ministry approval. Additional bylaws will receive first three readings or be…
Council to vote on 2026 budget with 3.8% tax cut
Council will consider approving the 2026 Operating Budget, which includes $19.4M in revenues, $17.4M in expenditures, a 3.8% tax dollar reduction, and no utility or fee increases. They will also give readings to an operating expenditures borrowing bylaw, adopt a new debt management policy, and decide on closing the…
Committee considers cannabis production facility at 11324 Second Line
The Committee of Adjustment and Consent will hear 12 minor variance applications. The most notable is a request to permit outdoor cannabis cultivation and processing at 11324 Second Line. Other items involve variances for accessory structures, additional residential units (ARUs), and residential rebuilds at various…
Council to adopt Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 797, 2026
The Village of Telkwa Council will consider and vote on the Fees and Charges Amendment Bylaw No. 797, 2026, and the Financial Plan Bylaw No. 798, 2026 (third reading). The meeting also includes a public hearing on a Cannabis Retail Store License application from Swissport Management Ltd. for Joint Rivers Cannabis at…
Council to vote on rezoning for townhouses and cannabis cultivation
Council will hold public hearings on two zoning amendments. One rezones 987-1013 DePencier Drive from R1-17 to R3-12 to replace 14 single detached homes with 26 townhouse dwellings. The other rezones 2469 Bedell Road to permit cannabis micro-cultivation, processing, and research. The meeting also includes approval of…
Public hearing on cannabis retail store application
This is a public hearing to consider an application from Swissport Management Ltd. for a Cannabis Retail Store License. The proposed store is named Joint Rivers Cannabis, located at Unit C, 1415 Hankin Avenue, Telkwa. The meeting is held in the Council Chamber and via Microsoft Teams.
Committee to rezone three Jacklin Road parcels to mixed-use
The Sustainable Development Advisory Committee will consider four land-use applications: a temporary use permit for a cannabis store, rezoning of a property on Sooke Road, a text amendment for a residential zone, and rezoning of three properties on Jacklin Road from residential to mixed-use (MU1A). These items will be…
Council to recommend cannabis licence at 343 Clearwater Valley Road
The council will consider and recommend issuing Cannabis Retail Licence CL-25-01 for the site at Unit C, 343 Clearwater Valley Road. It will adopt financial allocations moving $130,000 to the Financial Stability Reserve, $60,000 to the Roads Capital Reserve, and re‑allocate $135,000 from the Fire Capital Reserve. The…
Council to recommend approval of a cannabis retail licence at 401‑1185 Prosperity Way
The council will consider several reports and recommendations, including a request to support a cannabis retail licence application at 401‑1185 Prosperity Way. It will also vote on the sale of a city parcel at 180 Third Avenue North to the Cariboo Regional District for $1.00, and approve travel and expense…
Council to decide on cannabis store and crosswalks
Merritt City Council will consider a public hearing recommendation for a non-medical cannabis retail store at 108-1700 Garcia St. The council will also discuss a commemorative crosswalk for the Royal Canadian Legion.
Council considers health centre consultant and cannabis store relocation
Council will discuss hiring a consultant to help reopen the Sun Peaks Health Centre and consider a relocation request for the Flight Deck Cannabis Store. The meeting also includes a proposed zoning amendment for a residential dwelling on Burfield Drive.
Council to consider cannabis store notice and public hearings on zoning and finance
The Council will adopt the agenda and minutes from previous meetings. It will introduce and read the Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 331 and refer it to a public hearing. The Council will also consider a cannabis retail licence application (CL‑25‑01) by authorizing a notice of intent and scheduling a public hearing…
Council approves zoning amendment and draft subdivision for 2856 Line 6
The council will adopt the minutes from the February 17 meeting and endorse settlement boundary expansions and community benefit proposals from Ambria Homes and Signature Communities. It will withdraw the proposal to lift the detached‑dwelling restriction on Marsh Agricultural (AM) zones larger than 4 ha and approve a…
Council considers cannabis store application and 2026 grant funding
The Merritt City Council will discuss a retail cannabis store application and various policy updates. The body is also reviewing 2026 Grant in Aid applications and scheduling special meetings for budget review.
Council to consider rezoning 1100 Maughan Road for a cannabis retail store
The Special Council will hold a public hearing on Rezoning Application No. RA524 for 1100 Maughan Road and vote on the third reading of Zoning Amendment Bylaw 2026 No. 4500.239 to permit a cannabis retail store as an accessory use in the Industrial zone. The meeting will also review remedial action requirements for…
Council to consider Parks and Recreation Capital Plan 2026 update
Council will review updates to the Parks and Recreation Capital Plan and the Outdoor Ice Plan. The meeting includes deputations regarding cannabis storefronts and a community run for Southlake. A closed session will address the potential merger or sale of NT Power.
Council to adopt zoning amendment permitting a non‑soil cannabis facility
The North Cowichan Council will consider and vote on the Consent Agenda, including adoption of previous meeting minutes and Agricultural Advisory Committee minutes. Council will receive informational items such as a $10,000+ supplier payments report and letters on tax renewal, health impacts, and homelessness…
Council to approve liquor license capacity increase for Williams Lake Curling Club
The council will adopt the agenda and minutes, receive a presentation requesting letters of support for the CCR Palmer Project, and consider several resolutions including a liquor license amendment for the Williams Lake Curling Club, a cannabis store referral on Prosperity Way, a $160,329.08 contract to replace rubber…
Council approves up to $60,000 refurbishment of the town’s sewer cleaning machine
The High Level Council will adopt the meeting agenda and minutes, receive the mayor’s and committee reports, and consider several items for action. It will approve the refurbishment of the 2007 Sterling sewer cleaning machine within a $60,000 limit. The council will direct an amendment to Manufactured Homes Bylaw No…